on โ27-11-2005 12:33 PM
I had a horrible experience recently. I won a bid and when I was about to pay, I noticed that there was a shipping descrepancy. I tried my best to contact the seller trough eBay. The phone number I got from eBay was not working. Since this was a big ticket item, and I needed it very badly, I had to retract from the bid. I choose not to buy the item not only just because of the shipping descrepancy but also because of the possibility of future problems.
I understand, eBay discourages giving phone numbers because sellers and buyers may enter into a contract outside eBay. My argument is, users can do this anyway even now if they want to. I think they will be taking huge risks if they do so.
Bottom line, I want to see some counter arguments probably from experienced sellers on why they are not showing their phone numbers. I believe it will only increase their reliability.
on โ01-12-2005 01:40 PM
on โ10-12-2005 01:19 PM
on โ12-12-2005 11:39 AM